Also, always think past this next purchase before making your move.  

Anyone have thoughts on moving the two thermostats to the hallway, putting them on my phone for monitoring via wifi with a lock of of xx degrees, and including it in the rent?

In many locations, including some of the other hot-housing market cities, appreciation has made homes unaffordable to those who don’t own a house they can sell for the funds needed to make a move.

@Victor Nguyen Moving forward when you post on BP please let us know what area you are interested in investing.

Why would I want to be an LP in a deal where the GP is either arriving at the best-case scenarios of all bidders or I am considered cheaper LP equity than the LP’s in the competing offers?

Most in your shoes want to move as quickly as possible and sometimes slowing down & being more deliberate will save you time and money in the long run.

I plan to move back to India soon and was wondering if at all it would be possible to remotely manage my properties from India (12 hour time difference makes real time communication a lot harder).

I grew up in California and moved to Reno, NV to live and invest. 

By systems I'm talking CRM: a way for you to manage your sales pipeline, moving new, organic leads from clickers to renters and past guests from one-time to recurring. 3.

If it’s worth it as a long-term rental or there’s good appreciation in neighborhood, may be worth the risk of moving forward with back-up plan to sell or long-term rental if HOA restricts ADU or STR in future.